Daxos the Returned

Daxos the Returned
Full Name	Daxos the Returned
Affinities
Origin set	Daxos vs Kalemne
Cost	650
Stats (max level)
Health	116
Deck limits	6  ·   7  ·   6
Mana bonuses	+4 ·  +2 ·  +4 ·  -1 ·  -1
Leveling cost	160,720
Planeswalkers   (Infobox · Data)

Daxos the Returned is a white and black Theran demigod Planeswalker, introduced in March 2020 as one of the featured Planeswalkers in the Daxos vs Kalemne Duel Decks card set and Event.

He has higher than average health, average mana gains with a slightly unbalanced spread, and average deck limits.

His abilities have Aura and Experience  themes. His first Loyalty ability is cheap and becomes increasingly powerful as it is used; it both fetches an Aura or Enchantment card and summons a Token  creature that benefits from Auras, Enchantments and Loyalty abilities. His second ability can fetch cards from the graveyard, and give mana to creatures and Auras. His final ability gains Experience , weakens opposing creatures and gains life; the debuff value scaling with Experience .

Unlike Ashiok, Nightmare Muse' token creature, Daxos' Eidolon benefits from Casting an Aura, not Summoning one, so successive summonings of the Eidolon only add the 1 Experience from using the loyalty ability, and it does not gain power and toughness on its own. Nevertheless, it can add reinforcements much more quickly, multiplying its power rather than adding to it.

Like Calix, Destiny's Hand, he can create a locked board state where the opponent cannot damage him with creatures, by continually Fetching new copies of Hixus, Prison Warden and similar cards that are normally only temporary because they have so few Shields.

Stats

Daxos the Returned - level 60
Mana bonus						Deck limits			Health	Leveling cost
+4	+2	+4	-1	-1	0	6	7	6	116	160,720

All level details 1-60													Click to
Level cost		Mana bonus							Deck limits				Health		Abilities
															1	2	3
1-5 1220		+2	0	+2	-3	-3	0		3	4	3		26
									3	5	3
													29
		+3	0	+2	-3	-3	0
													32
6-10 4580
													35
									3	5	4
													38
11-15 9260													41
		+3	0	+3	-3	-3	0
													44
									4	5	4
													47
16-20 15640
		+3	0	+3	-2	-3	0
													50
21-25 23690													53
									4	6	4
													56
		+3	0	+3	-2	-1	0
													59
26-30 33380
													62
									4	6	5
													66
31-35 44660													69
		+3	+1	+3	-2	-1	0
													72
									5	6	5
36-40 57530
													76
		+4	+1	+3	-2	-1	0
													80
41-45 71960													84
									5	7	5
													88
		+4	+1	+4	-2	-1	0
													92
46-50 87920
													96
									5	7	6
													100
51-55 112320													104
		+4	+1	+4	-1	-1	0
									6	7	6
													108
56-60 160720
													112
		+4	+2	+4	-1	-1	0
													116

Abilities

1: Eidolon of Longing
Ability Level	PW level		Effect
	6-19	4	Create an Eidolon of Longing Token [1/1 Enchantment Spirit with "When you cast an Aura card: You gain 1 Experience  point. At the end of your turn: This creature's base power and toughness becomes X/X. X is equal to your Experience  points."].
	20-35	4	Create an Eidolon of Longing Token [1/1 Enchantment Spirit with "When you cast an Aura card: You gain 1 Experience  point. At the end of your turn: This creature's base power and toughness becomes X/X. X is equal to your Experience  points."]. Fetch the first Aura card from your library.
	36-49	4	Create a Greater Eidolon of Longing Token [1/1 Enchantment Spirit with "When you activate a Loyalty ability: You gain 1 Experience  point. When you cast an Aura or an Enchantment card: You gain 1 Experience  point. At the end of your turn: This creature's base power and toughness becomes X/X. X is equal to your Experience  points."]. Fetch the first Aura card from your library.
	50-60	4	Create a Greater Eidolon of Longing Token [1/1 Enchantment Spirit with "When you activate a Loyalty ability: You gain 1 Experience  point. When you cast an Aura or an Enchantment card: You gain 1 Experience  point. At the end of your turn: This creature's base power and toughness becomes X/X. X is equal to your Experience  points."]. Fetch the first Aura or Enchantment card from your library.

2: Endless Search
Ability Level	PW level		Effect
	10-25	12	Pick one of the first 2 cards from your graveyard. Fetch that card.
	26-39	12	Pick one of the first 2 cards from your graveyard. Fetch that card. Then, the last creature card in your hand gains X mana. X is equal to your Experience  points.
	40-55	12	Pick one of the first 4 cards from your graveyard. Fetch that card. Then, the last creature card in your hand gains X mana. X is equal to your Experience  points.
	56-60	12	Pick one of the first 4 cards from your graveyard. Fetch that card. Then, the last Aura card and the last creature card in your hand gain X mana. X is equal to your Experience  points.

3: Underworld Bargain
Ability Level	PW level		Effect
	16-29	18	You gain 6 Experience  points. Then, the first opposing creature gets -X/-X. X is equal to your Experience  points.
	30-45	18	You gain 8 Experience  points. Then, the first opposing creature gets -X/-X and you gain X life. X is equal to your Experience  points.
	46-59	18	You gain 8 Experience  points. Then, each opposing creature gets -X/-X and you gain X life. X is equal to your Experience  points.
	60	18	You gain 10 Experience  points. Then, each opposing creature gets -X/-X and you gain X life. X is equal to your Experience  points.

Story

"Daxos of Meletis was killed by a Planeswalker he loved, but he was freed from the Underworld in a cruel bargain with the god of the dead. Now he is one of the Returned, traveling across the plane of Theros in an endless search for his beloved Elspeth Tirel—but she has taken his place in the realm of the dead. His blank, featureless face is hidden behind a golden mask twisted into a grotesque caricature of his grief."

Starting Deck

Card name	Type	Cost	Color	Rarity	Set
Omen of the Dead	(1)	8			THB
Triumphant Surge		7			THB
Lampad of Death's Vigil	(1/3)	6			THB
Funeral Rites		6			THB
Totem-Guide Hartebeest	(2/5)	11			ORI
Shambling Ghoul	(2/2)	6			ORI
Enshrouding Mist		5			ORI
Alchemist's Vial		6			ORI
Caves of Koilos	(2)	8			ORI
Ritual of the Returned	Missing card data